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JD Vance: “We did not go serve in the Marine Corps to go and fight Vladimir Putin because he didn`t believe in transgender rights.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2022
We did not go serve in the Marine Corps to go and fight Vladimir Putin because he didn`t believe in transgender rights.
Said by
JD Vance
Republican · Ohio
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the U.S. government's stance on LGBTQ rights in relation to foreign policy.

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